K59.03
K59.03: Drug induced constipation
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K59.03 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for drug induced constipation. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K59.03
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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K59.03
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K59.03 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56394Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy-Diagnostic
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56632Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
- A56724Billing and Coding: Wireless Gastrointestinal Motility Monitoring Systems
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Constipation›drug-induced
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.